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LOT 0852

Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 1 in. (164 grams total, 8-23 mm).

Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. [110+, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0852

Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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